Dirk Beinhold
Dirk Beinhold (* 1968 in Berlin ) is a German film producer.
Life
Dirk Beinhold studied political science in Berlin before working as a freelance producer for various TV formats and finally developing tip-tv, which became known as a cult magazine, for the ORB (later as Polylux in the ARD).
From 1994 to 1996 he was the first German to study film production in the renowned Peter Stark Program at USC in Los Angeles and worked as a trainee at Warner Brothers. As Creative Executive at New Regency Productions, he was involved in the development and production of films such as Heat, The Jury, Tin Cup, Murder in the White House and LA Confidential (Academy Award® 1996 for Best Book Adaptation).
From 1996 to 1998, as deputy head of in-house production, he was jointly responsible for all German-language, fictional formats at ProSieben Media AG. From 1998 to 2001 Dirk Beinhold was creative director of film production at Studio Babelsberg and at the same time worked for UFA Film- & TV-Produktion for a year.
In 2001, he and his American wife, Vinh Pham-Beinhold, founded an international production company, Akkord Film Produktion GmbH, based in Berlin and Cologne. From 2010 visiting professor for international co-productions (Chapman University Singapore).
Filmography
- 2000: Sumo Bruno (cinema)
- 2004: Kleinruppin Forever (cinema)
- 2004: Dear Enemy - My friend, the enemy (cinema)
- 2005: L'avion - The Magic Airplane (cinema)
- 2008: Afterwards (cinema)
- 2009: Claudia - The girl from till 1 (TV)
- 2010: Ben Hur (TV) together with David Wyler
- 2012: The Little Raven Sock (cinema)
- 2015: The Little Raven Sock 2 - The Big Race (cinema)
Awards and honors
- 2002: Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Award Best European Screenplay for "Dear Enemy" (under the title "Bleating of the Sheep")
- 2004: Audience award "A desk by the sea" of the Emden International Film Festival for "Kleinruppin Forever"
- 2005: Children's audience award from the Stuttgart Film Festival for "L'avion - The Magic Airplane"
- 2005: Lucas Award of the International Children's Film Festival Frankfurt a. M. for "L'avion - The Magic Airplane"
- 2010: Gemini Award for the best "Visual Effects" for "Ben Hur"
Web links
- Dirk Beinhold in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of the Akkord Film Produktion GmbH
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. o. A .: Dirk Beinhold founds Akkord Film at mediabiz.de, July 17, 2001 (accessed November 17, 2010)
- ↑ cf. Hanfeld, Michael: The fastest Ben Hur of all time at faz-net.de, July 9, 2009 (accessed November 17, 2010)
- ↑ The little raven sock . Spielfilm.de. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beinhold, Dirk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |